Thelema Mountain White 2012

A delicious blend with aromas of ripe peaches, golden delicious apples and hints of citrus. Packed with flavour on the palate, this wine wine is a real crowd pleaser.

Maturation

Great now, and will improve for 4 years.

Food Pairing

Particularly good with seafood and flavourful chicken dishes.

Winemaker's Comments

A delicious blend with aromas of ripe peaches, golden delicious apples and hints of citrus. Packed with flavour on the palate, this wine wine is a real crowd pleaser.

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Tasting Notes

Viticultural Practices

Varietal	Viognier 75% / Chardonnay 19% / Roussanne 6%
Root stock	101-14
Soil type	Tukulu / Glenrosa
Age of vines	Planted 2005, 2006
Plant density	2500 vines/ha
Trellising	7 wire Perold with moveable foliage wires
Pruning	Spur
Irrigation	Supplementary drip
Vintage	2012

Winemaking Practices

Yeasts	Lalvin M / D522
Fermentation temp	15 °C
Method	Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in old white wine barrels. Aged for 10 months on gross lees with the lees being stirred every fortnight for the first couple of months.

Wine Details

Residual sugar	3.4 g/l
pH	3.29
Total acid	6.8 g/l
Alcohol	14.35%
Maturation	2014 - 2017
Production	13836 bottles